The Opera in South India

In this pioneering book, Dr. S.A. Kumari Durga throws light on a much neglected aspect of Indian culture – the origin and development of musical days which can be considered as the Indian counterpart of the Western Opera Originally written as the thesis for a Doctorate in Philosophy for the University of Madras, this book is primarily concerned with the Sangeeta Natakam of South India. But the musical dramas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala are considered in the perspective of entire Indian tradition of Uparupakas and Natyabhedas of the Sanskrit dramaturgy.